# Stephen Morgan’s 14-Year Battle for Release | Hartford News

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Podcast: [Hartford News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670)
Published: 2026-09-05T13:20:10+00:00
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After 14 years in a maximum-security psychiatric hospital, Stephen Morgan — the man acquitted by reason of mental illness in the 2009 campus shooting that killed Johanna Justin-Jinich — is fighting for release. The state’s Psychiatric Review Board denied his request, citing ongoing danger and need for high-level confinement — a decision now under legal appeal. Morgan’s defense argues the board misapplied the law and wrongly used his refusal of meds — protected by an advance directive — as justification. Crucially, they point out he’s never been restrained or physically aggressive during confinement. His team is demanding the court overturn his confinement and grant him conditional freedom. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/3d9124a4af3519ef

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